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I absolutely believe that and it makes sense. I think people think I'm joking (or lying) when I say condiments made me obese. But condiments made me obese. Doesn't take a lot of 100 calorie a tablespoon butter or mayo or salad dressing to lead to an issue.

I was thinking about that this weekend when I was telling someone I'd technically like to lose another couple of pounds because my brain likes multiples of 5, but ultimately even losing another couple of pounds would involve me changing things more than I was willing so where I am is just going to be where I am.

Yep. And the maintenance calories is a whole 10 calories per pound or so. So, to maintain me at the low end of obese vs the high end of normal would be... 200 calories. Needed to cut more than that to lose, sure, and I dropped to about the middle of the healthy BMI range for my height, but I STILL HAD TO ADD CALORIES AND…

That if you are or have ever been fat it is because you lack willpower. ...applies to some people. Does not apply to everyone. Stoppit

I don't have a fitness tracker. My husband uses one and likes it/finds it motivating and helps him make sure he meets reasonable levels of activities. I, however, know my psychology. First of all, I already play sports, and have physically active hobbies. More importantly I'd use it in a way that would basically be…

You should be eating back calories burned at the gym. Whether you continue to lose or not is kind of down to you and where you feel good, are happy with yourself and you're happy with your lifestyle as a sustainable thing. For me maintenance happened at 'like heck I'm going to get more active or eat less from where I am'.…

This. I was just barely into the obese range when I started to lose weight and I kind of recoiled HARD from the word, because in my head 'obese' meant 'currently suffering mobility and health complications directly related to their weight'. I was definitely FAT and I didn't have any sort of problem recognizing *that*, but…

I mean I am better off/more likely to salt my food than just eat salt, regardless. The thing for me turned up immediately after I fell into cooking low sodium for my husband (who does need it) so I tend to think it was an actual thing. This point I just put the salt ON things (apples, watermelon, salted dark chocolate, or…

I *have* eaten salt by itself due to cravings. Straight table salt. Pour in hand, toss in mouth. Repeat erratically through day. However, I should say that:. a-.) my BP .tends. .to be low and b-) my diet overall tends toward pretty low sodium. Sugar eaten that way though? No. No way.

I, personally, discovered that the 'eat junk before bed' thing for me was mostly a signal that I was more tired than I realized and I needed to just GO TO BED. So I start getting 'snacky' and it's late? Shower, brush my teeth, crawl into bed with a book. I'm usually out quickly, but even when I'm not I don't usually want…

I ate an entire medium pizza LAST NIGHT. I am at a BMI of roughly 21. I could not have, ironically, done that when I was heavier. Now? Sure. (That was also the ONLY thing I ate yesterday, because it was a really, really, hectic day.)

Honestly if you're a rider your booty's going to be just fine. That is a HECK of a lower body workout!

I have lost almost no scale weight (which is fine, I neither need nor want to at this juncture; I'm in maintenance). But I've dropped a solid pants size since any real weight loss. ...Ok!

Yeah. Things that are programs like that tend to be... hard to stick to and require some massive changes that aren't really sustainable. Look at that calorie limit, and play with it and figure out what works and you can keep doing long run re: substitutions and whatever. Be kind to yourself, go slow, make it as easy as you…

Eeeeh don't look ahead and think it's necessarily going to get super hard. Readjust your goal calories as you lose, but also stay aware of your activity level and what your weight is doing. There's ultimately about 200 calories difference between what I was eating to maintain nearly 200 pounds and what I eat to maintain at…

Yep. Just go to 'goals' and 'guided set up' and it will use your last recorded weight and recalculate for you. I actually did that like every whole pound, so I was only 'losing' 10 calories at a time instead of 100 or 200. K ept things easier.

It is absolutely fine. Don't second guess it and go undereating and making life harder on yourself. FWIW I'm 'lightly active' with some intentional exercise, 5'5, and 127(ish) pounds now (started obese over a year ago). I eat about 2000 calories and some exercise calories to maintain.

Yes, and in maintenance this is actually a bigger thing. I'm better off 300 calories over on a weekly basis than not eating when really hungry. Weird as heck to get out of that "STAY UNDER!" mindset though. In truth it's proving fairly hard :/

There's a stephanie buttermore video on this and the real answer is 'basically no fat, but except some scale weight jump'. If you search youtube you may find the video. There's a math breakdown. Honestly, I'd kind of get a kick out of that kind of thing _once_ just for silliness, but I like ultimately harmless silly…

^This really is the heart of it. You have to decide you care, and find the time. The truth is, it doesn't require any great amount of time to log your food and stop eating when you run out of calories. What takes time is working on your mindset and making it a thing you prioritize, and patience while you learn and…

This raises something interesting I have noticed. The 'food police' come at me and question/doubt/argue with me about my food choices now more at 120 something pounds than they ever did flirting with 200 pounds. I know other people have spoken to vaguely judgy/snide things about the health food, but that's not my…

Honestly I agree with you and almost said as much but I could see the argument to that coming and I am just too tired for it today, LOL.

It doesn't hurt the baby per se but it can be a sign of some pretty major issues and obesity in general leads to a worse outcome for mother and baby in delivery. That said that doctor was still a jerk - there's a difference between concern for real issues and telling you to lay off the ice cream.

If you have the calories or make a conscious decision to eat a whole pack of cookies rather than being UNABLE to stop eating cookies? Might not be moderating that time but it's sure choosing NOT to moderate, vs not beign ABLE to moderate. Heck, I ate a whole pint of ben and jerry's this weekend. Was it moderation? No. Does…

Congratulations! (Reading about a ring being stuck for 7 years gave me anxiety/claustrophobia!)

Same. I have no expectation of staying the same weight or even a super narrow range of a pound or two. Gaining and losing about 5 pounds over and over and over, very slowly, forever is about what I expect to happen on a seasonal (or just life circumstance) basis. NBD. ...and actually my personal accepted range is 7 lbs. As…

You have to remember, that when you eat more food you have physical weight of the food and your increased glycogen stores in your body. You might gain a pound or so of weight on the scale but you won't gain FAT. And if you alternate maintaining and defict you'll maintain one week and lose the next. It's what I did to lose…

Choosing to go over in calories because I was sincerely and actually hungry and the option was going to come down to 'break and eat a candy bar' or 'eat something healthy while I still have a brain in my head to make a decent choice'.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10836356/foundation-foundation-foundation-alternative-title-in-weight-loss-i-am-the-dog#latest You might find this useful. Because this is how.

There are people who are 'abstainers' who find it easier to give up things than to eat them in moderation. I'm not one. I'd rather be obese than never eat another cookie. Fortunately I didn't have to. I started at 190ish and am now 126ish. While eating the freaking cookie when I wanted it (or bread, or cake or potatoes or…